Friday, June 3, 2011

We installed gutters to the edges of the roof to prevent excess water from falling on people as they walk in and out of the market structure.

We designed the roof so that any water that fell it would be channelled into one of three separate downspouts, which all lead to a water cistern under the market floor by the building. This water will be reused as the gray water for the bathroom, as well as water used to clean the market floor when needed.

One of the pieces of the gutter mid-installation. This last piece finished up the park side of the market roof.

Friday, May 27, 2011

The ground on the site was originally excavated to install concrete footings earlier this spring, so we had to start filling the earth back in adjacent to the market decking.

The ground was filled all the way into the edges of the deck, which will allow for a seamless transition from market floor to park floor.

Part of our design for the market was the sculpting of the earth. This picture shows how the levels of the ground change in relation to the market floor, giving interest to the park space and in this case, providing the stage with a bit of a boost above the regular ground level. This will be a great feature during the town's festivals and small concerts.

Since the market is being completed at the beginning of the summer, sod was laid down in order to provide immediately usable green space for the farmers and the customers. We also planted trees along the edge of Monroe.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

In order to transport and install all the roof sections in Covington without breaking the edge boards of the ceiling, the end pieces of the ceilings were removed for installation. This left space between each two roof sections where we needed to repair tar paper ripped in transport, as well as insert and secure the edges of the ceiling.

Blocking had to be made and inserted between the roof sections to allow for mounting the LED lights for the market, which were generously donated by Traxon Technologies.

After the blocking was inserted the ceiling piece for the edges of the sections were reinstalled. As a final touch, the lights for the market were installed in between the sections to allow for adequate lighting at night, as well as a great visual.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

We continued to work on the decking of the market to make the floor space usable for the opening market day.

It was difficult to coordinate the lengths of the boards and frames in our pre-fabrication facility, so all of the decking for the building was done on-site. The widths of the floorboards match up with the building's exterior cladding so that the size of wood used for the decking would continue up the side of the building.

The building wall that faces the market was painted with chalkboard paint so it could be used as a community message board for the farmers and townspeople.

The concept of the decking wrapping up to create form continues with the bench on the park side of the market.

Friday, May 20, 2011

After successfully installing three of the roof sections on Wednesday, we spent Thursday and Friday completing the roof installation. Sections were hoisted into the air and positioned above their spots in the columns, where our studio worked together to get all the pieces in their proper places without any problems.

In order to help with the placement of the sections, we attached leashes to the sections before they went up so that we could use them to maneuver each roof portion into place. Some of the maneuvering required a lot of help, as can be seen by the above photo.

For the installation, one student had to be at each of the four columns that the new section would be arriving on to ensure that the roof sections were getting connected to the columns. Once the sections were in place we began to bolt them to the columns so that they could remain in place.

Titanium underlayment from each section overlapped onto another to prevent water leakage from section to section.

A view of the roof from inside the market space.

The roof was finished being fully installed on Friday evening. This photo shows the roof stretched along the length of the market space from Main St. where it meets Monroe.